Big Shikaku
(Published on 26. June 2018, 18:42 by DarkBeamIta)
Big Shikaku puzzle, a little hard but there are starters somewhere ;P
Solution code: Total area of the rectangles that touch the rectangles / squares marked in green, order TOP to BOTTOM, ignore diagonal touch. Separator X
Comments
on 30. June 2018, 11:06 by marsigel
@ibag: Thanks!
on 29. June 2018, 14:08 by Statistica
nice, but (too) complicated code...
on 29. June 2018, 11:47 by ibag
@marsigel: You have to sum up the sizes of all rectangles which have a horizontal or vertical boundery with the rectangle including the green 12. Then X, then the same procedure for 16, then X, then the same procedure for 3.
I really don't know why X has to be used here ...
on 29. June 2018, 10:57 by marsigel
I, too, have some difficulty with the solution code. I tried several combinations with sums and areas, but nothing fits.
Have I to sum up all rectangles/squares that touch the green 12-rectangle in whole or have I to sum up only around the green 12? And the same procedure for the green 16 and 3.
Or what is the correct counting?
Sorry, but it's annoying to sit hours for guessing the solution code.
on 28. June 2018, 01:44 by bob
I double checked my addition with a calculator, and learned I had added wrong repeatedly. I probably have no business attempting puzzles...
on 28. June 2018, 00:17 by jessica6
@bob, not the number of rectangles touching each rectangle containing a green square is needed, but the sum of the areas of those rectangles.
on 27. June 2018, 22:47 by bob
I guess I still don't understand the solution code. It is harder than the shikaku. I've tried counting rectangles around the green squares, and rectangles around the rectangles CONTAINING the green squares.
on 27. June 2018, 09:26 by DarkBeamIta
SORRY! Now the solution code is correct!
on 26. June 2018, 20:57 by DarkBeamIta
The solution is surely unique. I might have mistaken the code (write a hidden msg)
on 26. June 2018, 20:23 by Matt
Shikaku seems easy, but I'm not sure if it has more solutions or if I don't understand the solution code
